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Coming to our re-launch at Cornerstone on 22 February? Please make sure to park in the right spot.
There's lots of great parking available at Cornerstone and we will have signs and people directing you to the best place to park.

Please do leave the parking spaces immediately outside of the Middle School building free for people with mobility challenges, mothers with prams and others who might need this space.

There's plenty of overflow parking behind the gym and the main school buildings.

In your excitement to find the 'perfect place to park', please also remember to keep your speed to less than 25 kph, as there will be lots of children and other people around.

The “Preface to the Letter to the Romans” by Martin Luther is one of the most significant documents ever written about this important part of the Bible. The re-discovery by Luther and the other Protestant Reformers in the 16thCentury, of biblical doctrines like justification resulted in no small part from their study of this letter from the Apostle Paul to believers in Rome in the first century AD.

In the Preface, Luther not only gives an outline of the flow and argument of the letter (which would be helpful enough in itself!), but he also explains key aspects of the vocabulary that the Apostle Paul employs as he makes his arguments. This is, I think, especially useful for us, separated from the original recipients of the letter and from Paul, by 2000 years and half a world. “Justice,” “Faith,” “Sin,” and “Law” are important words to understand and understand within their context if the letter is to be most profitable for us.

So we’ve made copies of this valuable document available, as we prepare to spend the next eight weeks in Romans, in order that we might glean all we can from what the Holy Spirit says to us through this part of God’s Word. You will notice that it was written long ago! But with a little perseverance, I trust that you’ll find it useful and will stand you in good stead to learn, understand and profit from Paul’s letter to the Romans.

I’d love to hear how you find the teaching series as we go along. Please let me know what God is teaching you, and how we can grow together.

One of the many exciting aspects about our re-launch at Cornerstone College on 22 February will be the new facilities. Meeting as a single 10 AM gathering in a larger facility will create more room for people to join us, and enable us to more quickly plant more new churches and congregations to help people hear about Jesus.

The Cornerstone College Middle School is a user-friendly building that provides direct car-parking access to our ground-floor gatherings for parents with prams and for people who have mobility challenges.

There are plenty of other car-parks scattered around the school grounds for everyone else to take advantage of. We will have lots of signage and helpers available to show people where they can park.

A climate controlled building, ease of access and plentiful car-parking, a central location and great facilities are only a few of the advantages of our relaunch at Cornerstone. But as much as the facilities provide an improved means for our meeting together, the purpose of why we gather remains the same; for the Word of God to spread rapidly and be honoured in our region.

It is our hope that the new facilities provide the opportunity for God's people to be built up in the Lord and for many more people to be introduced to the Lord Jesus through gospel ministry.

For this reason we encourage you to take advantage of the prayer focus cards that have been distributed. These help focus our prayers on people that God has placed on our hearts to invite along to church in our new gathering. God instructs us to pray at all times and especially for people to come into a saving relationship with the Lord Jesus.

We are also holding an 'Hour Of Prayer' specifically for our relaunch at Cornerstone on Feb 2 in the church offices at 8pm; please do make time to come along and participate. It is only an hour and is a wonderful time to meet together in order to raise up our requests to God and praise Him for what He has been doing and will be doing in the life of our church community and beyond.

I write with a heavy heart as I read of and watch the systematic and gruesomely violent persecution of Christians and other minorities in Iraq at the hands of the Islamic State. Media reports and eye-witness accounts detail methodical and organised persecution, massacres, the raping of woman, and the beheading of children.

I note that the BBC is reporting today that up to a quarter of Iraq's Christians have been forced to flee their homes, and even what they carry is being confiscated as they pass through checkpoints. The Institute for the Study of War observes that the Islamic State claims to have levied the "jizya" tax on non-Muslims, although recent reports indicate that their ultimatum has now narrowed; convert to Islam, leave, or die. I believe that in excess of 200,000 Christians have now fled towards the Kurdistan region of Iraq. As you have said, Prime Minister, these men, women and children are facing "a truly horrific future should they fall into the hands of this terrorist movement.” A humanitarian crisis is unfolding.

This violence directed at Christians is creating an intolerable burden on neighbouring countries and regions, which will linger for years to come. But perhaps even more significantly, it seems to me that we who enjoy such wonderful freedoms in Australia cannot sit idly by while Christians are systematically targeted, attacked and murdered.

Prime Minister, will Australia use its position on the UN Security Council, a position used so effectively in the aftermath of the MH17 disaster, to gain recognition that a genocide is taking place before our eyes?

I understand that France is willing to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians forced to flee. Please, Prime Minister, will our country, with "boundless plains to share," also increase our intake of refugees to welcome many of those who have fled for their lives empty-handed?

As temperatures in the region soar, and people fall in the heat from exhaustion, hunger, and thirst, I respectfully ask, what additional humanitarian aid is our nation able to give, out of our abundance?

Finally Prime Minister, I wonder if you can tell me what you think the average Australian, the men and women of our great and blessed country, can do in the face of such a crisis as this. Please tell me, so that my friends, my community, my church, and I can play our part. May it never be said, that we were content to stand silently while our brothers and sisters were slaughtered for their faith in Jesus.

Prime Minister, please be assured of my prayers for you and for our government, as you lead our nation in the midst of this challenge. I will pray especially for wisdom, for courage, and for compassion. Perhaps most of all for compassion, that in God's kindness, this might become a defining characteristic of our great nation

Yours faithfully,

Clayton Fopp
Senior Pastor
Trinity Mount Barker

You can download a PDF file of this letter here: {phocadownload view=file|id=101|text=Letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott|target=b}

Please feel free to use this letter to write your own letter to the Prime Minister and your local Member of Parliament.

On February 14th, Revelation Music & Ministry will be holding a New Year's Praise event with Greg Cooper, Men in Boats, Mark Peterson and Luke Woodhouse.

Greg Cooper is coming back to Adelaide for one night only. Greg is one of the members of Garage Hymnal, who played at Revelation Conference last year. Come and hear some of his solo music, including some of his fantastic congregational songs.

Men in Boats is a brand new Adelaide based worship band made up of Jamie Seyfang, Jack and Sam Page, and Dave Harrington. Don't miss their fresh, edgy folk style.

Mark Peterson and Luke and Vicki Woodhouse will also lead us in some newies and faves.

So, won't you join us for this fantastic event at St Barts Anglican Church, 77 Beulah Rd, Norwood on February 14? Tickets are available at the door, and doors open at 7 PM.

With this past week designated as National Anti-Poverty Week, our Hour of Prayer focus on Monday night was those who are weakest and most marginalised in our society.

The prayer points we used to guide us at the Hour of Prayer are below. Please join us in prayer.

PRAYERS FOR GODLY LOVE…

Dear children, let us not love with words or speechbut with actions and in truth. – 1 John 3:17

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” – Mark 12: 30-31

· Pray, asking God that he might reveal His heart for people to us. That we might better understand what it means to love and care for the lost, weak & vulnerable.
· Praise God for the great and flawless example of love he demonstrates for us all. Pray that all our imperfect acts of love would be used for His glory.
· Thank God for His mercy and pray that we might be the voices of mercy and genuine love in our community and beyond.
· Ask that God would give us wisdom and discernment as we seek to put action to Jesus’ command that we love our neighbours as we love ourselves.
· Pray that we would love those around us through the eyes of the gospel and according to the scriptures, in truth and in response to God’s saving grace.
· Thank God for His sovereign power and perfect will that sees all and knows all. Ask that we would grow in our trust and submission to His plan, even in the face of great injustice, sorrow and hurt.

PRAYERS FOR THE HOMELESS…

Over 100,000 Australian’s will be homeless tonight… Half are under 24 years old and 10,000 are children.*

· Pray for all women and men, boys and girls who are homeless in our region tonight; for those sleeping under bridges, on park benches, in doorways or bus stations. For families broken because they could not afford to pay the rent. For those struggling with mental illness. For those who have no relatives or friends who can take them in. For those who are afraid and hopeless.
· Pray especially for the children living without a stable home. Ask that these little ones would be seen by God and brought into marvellous relationship with Him through the work of His people and churches.
· Pray that the Christians endeavouring to bring God’s love and compassion to homeless people might feel His hand upon their work. Ask that God’s will might be done in their lives as they serve Him in this way.
· Pray for the organisations that deal with the issue of homelessness at a ground level. Pray for wisdom and clarity to fight the right battles and to be emboldened to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.
· Pray for the governing bodies that manage funding and have real power to create change at systemic levels. Pray that God might place His people among them, and that Biblical love and compassion might become the catalyst for change.
· Pray that each Christian person might see homeless people as precious creations, made in the image of God for His glory. Pray that we never shy away from reaching out whenever we are given the opportunity to do so.

45.2 million persons were forcibly displaced worldwide in 2012. The number of refugees displaced by the Syrian conflict alone has grown by more than 1.9 million in just 12 months. UNHCR fears that the number of Syrians displaced could reach 3 million within 2013.*

Sadly, Australia is probably now the highest profile example of a wealthy country turning its back on people seeking refuge, with the reintroduction of policies to prevent asylum seekers from remaining in Australian territory.*

· Thank God for His almighty mercy in sending His own Son who became a refugee and had no place to call his own. Ask that God might look with mercy on those who today are fleeing from danger, those who are homeless and hungry.
· Ask that God might bless those who work to bring relief to refugees all over the world; that he might give strength to the hands that feed them, wisdom to the voices that speak for them and courage to the arms that are open to them.
· Pray specifically for the non-Christian refugees re-settling in the Adelaide region. Ask God that he might provide them not only with employment & social support but also with opportunities to hear the gospel and respond to it.
· Pray for the Australian Government as it deals with the complex issues surrounding asylum seekers, particularly those coming by boat. Ask God to raise up Godly leaders who will advocate a Biblical viewpoint on these issues.
· Pray for those who are prejudiced or hateful towards refugees. Ask that God would soften hearts through the power of His word, for His glory.
· Pray that God would inspire generosity and compassion in all our hearts; and guide the nations of the world towards that day when all will rejoice in His Kingdom of justice and of peace.

*Refugee Council of Australia website

PRAYERS FOR INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can expect to live substantially shorter lives than other Australians – up to 20 years less in some cases.

Babies born to Aboriginal mothers die at more than twice the rate of other Australian babies, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience higher rates of preventable illness such as heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes.

· Praise God for the diversity and differences of the human race. Thank Him that although we are different, we are all made in his image to be used for the praise of His glory.
· Pray for our healthcare system in Australia, particularly those working towards improving Indigenous health.
· Pray for those advocating for the social and emotional wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. Pray for wisdom & clarity as they work through complex generational issues.
· Pray for those working to make the gospel message readily available to Indigenous Australian’s in ways they understand. Pray for those translating the Bible and those training and mentoring Aboriginal pastors.
· Pray for all Indigenous Australian who have faced hatred and racism, that they might receive a full measure of God’s grace through the hearing of the gospel message.
· Ask God to forgive us and those that have gone before us who have been deceived and disobeyed Jesus’ commandment to love others as we love ourselves. Pray that God would restore and reconcile all Australian’s to Himself and one another.

Welcome to the new TMB Website!

We hope this new site makes it easier to find what you're looking for.

We have redesigned the site for easier access from phones, tablets and other mobile devices. The site will respond to the display capabilities of your device and render the pages accordingly.

The Resources Library has been updated with all the Bible Study Guides and other resources from the past three years at Trinity Mount Barker. The sermon library currently contains the most recent sermons; the complete collection will be progressively uploaded in the coming weeks

On March 17 we gathered to pray for our new church plant, Trinity South Coast. Please find the prayer points below and continue to pray with us.

Trinity South Coast

Give thanks for the way God went before us in 2014, preparing the way for the initial South Coast Studies Bible study groups, and now the launch of a new church.

Pray that God will give those in the South Coast starter group many opportunities to talk to friends, family and neighbours about Jesus. Ask God to create many “divine intersections” for conversations to occur.

Pray that the existing churches in the region will be encouraged and spurred on in their gospel ministry by the launch of the new church.

Ask God that many people who have never understood the gospel of Jesus will be invited along to TSC by friends. Pray they will hear the gospel faithfully explained, see it lived out, and come to faith in Jesus. Ask God to draw many people to himself.

Pray that many people who have been part of a church previously, but who have allowed other things in life to crowd out their faith and their trust in Jesus, will hear of TSC and will connect into church and be encouraged and built up.

Pray that the countless tasks, large and small, necessary to the life of a new church will be taken care of easily, and that they won’t present a distraction to the ministry of the church.

Ask God to be at work in the people of the South Coast even now, preparing them to hear and respond to the good news of Jesus as it’s proclaimed in the new church.

Give thanks for the provision of a Sunday venue at Investigator College, and for the good relationships enjoyed with the school.

The Trinity South Coast Team

Give thanks for the faithfulness of those on the South Coast who have been praying for a new church for many years.

Give thanks for these weeks of “Soft Launch” church services leading up to the public launch at Easter. Pray that this time will be a great encouragement to the TSC Starter Group as they see the shape of things to come.

Pray that the South Coast starter group who have gone out from TMB will persevere well in the ministry tasks and opportunities ahead of them, convinced of the value of the ministry they are involved in for the kingdom of God.

Pray that we at TMB will be committed to praying regularly and faithfully for the ministry on the South Coast. Ask that we will grasp the fellowship in gospel partnership that we enjoy.

Pray that the TMB re-launch at Mount Barker, and consolidating to one Sunday morning gathering, will enable us to plant more and more churches so that people can come into a relationship with Jesus.

Give thanks for holidays that TSC pastor Duncan Andrews and his family had recently. Pray that the time of refreshment will serve them well for the busy launch period ahead.

Give thanks for those in the Starter Group who have already committed to serving in a variety of ministry areas such as kids’ ministry and welcoming.

After the 6 weeks of our pledging process looking forward to 2014, the Leadership Team is pleased to confirm that we are able to proceed with the Appointment of our Associate Pastor!

The 60 pledges we received from the 100 households in our church family amounted to a little over 88% of our total 2014 giving budget. This has given the TMB Leadership Team and the Trinity Network Board a strong indication of the support required to take this new step in the life of our church. Both the Leadership Team and the Board have met in the last week and we have now formally offered the position to our preferred candidate.

Let me say thank you to everyone who did the hard work of praying and reflecting in order to commit to giving to gospel ministry here at Trinity. Please keep the “reminder” portion of your pledge form handy so you remember what you have prayerfully committed to.

We hope that in the next few weeks we will be able to introduce our new Associate Pastor and his family to our church and we really look forward to them joining our community in early 2014.

Please keep praying for our church and for our new Associate Pastor, that we will continue to see God at work among us, and that the good news of Jesus will be spread rapidly and be honoured.

Clayton Fopp

The Prayer Points prepared for this evening's Hour of Prayer for the persecuted church are copied below for you to use in your own prayers:

NIGERIAIn Borno state, the authorities plan to demolish 25 churches and Christian schools. Anti-Christian violence continues to be a horrific reality in some Northern and Middle Belt areas. For example, Christians in Kafanchan in Kaduna State have been the target of an ongoing, violent campaign that began in March. Around 100 people have been killed, over 500 homes have been destroyed and more than 10,000 people have been displaced from their homes. Let us pray for Nigeria
· Pray for persecuted Nigerian Christians, who have suffered and continue to suffer terribly.
· Pray that all those who live in areas where sharia law is being imposed will know that in Christ they have true freedom, despite the earthly oppression they are enduring.
· Pray that the mental and physical wounds inflicted on Christian victims of violence will be healed in Jesus name.
· Pray for the victims of a violent machete attacks in Kaduna State this September, ask that God would strengthen their faith and enable it to stand even firmer so that the gospel might spread rapidly in that area.
· Ask the Lord to protect our brothers and sisters in Nigeria from further attack.
· Pray for those speaking the gospel regardless of the cost to their lives or the lives of their families, ask that their actions would impact the hearts of those who are persecuting them.

SYRIABelievers from two Christian villages in Syria were invaded by Islamist rebels on 21 October. Estimates of the number of Christians killed during the siege of Saddad and Haffar range from 45 to 70, and thousands of people were used as human shields. Many of our brothers and sisters were forced to flee to neighbouring villages or to the cities of Homs and Damascus. Let us pray for Syria
· Give thanks that residents of these two villages have been able to return to their homes since government forces liberated the villages on 28 October.
· Pray for those who are grieving for lost relatives and for those traumatised by the violent takeover.
· Pray that the residents of Saddad and Haffar will know the peace of the Lord as they return home and try to resume their daily lives.
· Pray also for Christians throughout Syria, who are both caught up in the civil conflict and specifically targeted by Islamist rebels.
· Ask the Lord to meet the needs of those who are displaced and destitute as the temperature drops over winter.
· Pray that the Sovereign Lord will be the refuge of every Syrian Christian as their ordeal continues to drag on.

EYGPYT An Egyptian Christian Church family has lost four of its members after a Cairo church was targeted in a drive-by shooting. Two young girls, Mariam (8) and Mariam (12), were among the four Christians shot dead as they left the church after a wedding. A number of other people were injured during the attack on 20 October, during which masked gunmen fired indiscriminately at people leaving the building. Immediately after the attack two sisters, Mariam (10) and Ireni (6), were found to be missing. At the time of writing, there has been no news of their whereabouts. Let us pray for Eygpt.
· Thank God that family members of the victims have turned to the Lord in their grief, and praise him for their boldness in saying that the attack has only strengthened their faith.
· Ask that we would be emboldened in our own faith and encouraged by our Eygptian Christian brothers and sisters.
· Praise God for their faith and courage in the face of grief and trauma, and ask Him to heal them in their suffering and provide them with reassurance of the truth that He is with them always.
· Ask the Lord to keep Mariam and Ireni safe and that they will soon be returned to their families.
· Pray that the authorities will provide more effective protection for vulnerable churches. (A local church leader said that the targeted church had not had a police guard since the end of June)
· Pray for the five men who were arrested over the shooting, one of whom was said to be a member of a terrorist organisation. The other four were members of the Muslim Brotherhood. Pray that they might come under the sound of the gospel and be transformed for the glory of God’s Kingdom.

Bless theLord, O my soul,and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.- Psalm 103:1-5
· Praise God for his sovereign grace in the provision of his Son and the hope we have as a result.
· Thank God for the promises he gives us through his word, for his faithful love that never ends, for his peace that passes understanding, for his victory over sin & death, for an end to pain and suffering and an eternal life with him for all who trust in Jesus.
· Praise God for his glory, power & might. For his justice, for his name renowned in heaven and on earth and under the earth.
· Thank God that one day every knee shall bow, and every tongue will swear allegiance to the LORD and that those who actively fight against the gospel now will be among those who will tremble at his presence on that day.
· Pray that Christians all over the world would not worry, fret, or fear in the face of adversary, pain, hatred or loss of freedom, ask instead that we would all trust in God’s holy name and mighty power no matter the cost to ourselves or our brothers and sisters in Christ.
· Pray that armed with the mighty promises of God, Christians would stand firm all across the world and even amidst great suffering, never shrinking back from sharing the full counsel of God.

Here are the Ministry Area reports for 2014.

These have been prepared by our Ministry Area Leaders to help us pause and reflect on God's kindness to us over the past 12 months and celebrate his goodness to us.
If you didn't collect a copy at the AGM, please click on the file below.

Please join us in giving thanks to God for his work amongst us.

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If you were unable to join us last night for our Hour of Prayer, please read below for how you can be praying for us as a church.

Our Family

Give thanks for the vibrant network of people that make up the family at TMB and praise God that he has gifted us with genuine relationships and community.

Pray for young Saskia Krol. Pray that God would rid her body of the Neuroblastoma, both in her neck and in her vertebrae. Ask that Saskia’s cancer would be starved through the chemotherapy and that it would be incapable of growth or spread.

Ask that a miraculous healing of Saskia’s body in Jesus name might give great glory to God and cause many people to be humbled before the God of the universe who can do all things.

Praise and thank God for Saskia’s family, their faith and trust in their Father God and their willingness to share this journey with their TMB family.

Ask for continued unity and strength within the Krol family in the months ahead. Ask that God might give them wisdom as they navigate what family life looks like during such a long period of treatment for Saskia.

Pray for Doug Bower. Ask that we at TMB might continue in love and support of both he and Roma as they continue in the journey of Doug’s brain tumour treatment.

Ask that God’s healing hand might be upon Doug and that He might make a full recovery, and that through this many people might come to know Jesus and choose to follow him.

Pray for Roma as she tirelessly cares for Doug and spends many hours on the road travelling to do so. Pray for stamina and renewed strength. Ask that God might help us know how to best care for them both at this time.

Pray that both of these families might keep their eyes fixed on God in the long months ahead and hold fast to God’s promises that he will never leave them or forsake them, that all things work together for the good of those who love Him and that nothing can separate them from the love of God in Christ Jesus.

Pray for the doctors involved in both Saskia’s and Doug’s cases. Ask that God might provide them with particular understanding and wisdom, that He might protect them from doing any harm and use them for His plans and purposes in the lives of Saskia & Doug.

Our Ministry

Give thanks that we all have the privilege of playing a part in God’s work within TMB. Ask that we might each play our part with fervour and as a response to God’s great love for us.

Thank God for all the ministry areas that we are able to run within TMB.

Praise God for all the people that have come forward to lead the ministry areas and ask that He might use them and guide them.

Ask that as TMB continues to grow and new ministry opportunities become apparent that God would raise up the people to lead them.

Pray in particular for leadership gaps appearing in ministry areas for 2014 as previous leaders step down or move on to different ministry opportunities. Ask that God might fill these gaps with people ready and able to be used to continue His good work at TMB.

Praise God for the people who have already come forward to fill some of those gaps.

Ask that God might continue to challenge and move us out of our comfort zones and remind us constantly that the ministry of TMB belongs to Him and is not dependant on any one leader or ministry area.

Pray that God might be near those who are leading ministry areas, and that they might continue in their personal discipleship and commitment to reading God’s word and prayer.

Ask that God might protect those serving in multiple and time consuming ministry areas from burn out or exhaustion. Ask that the TMB family might be wise in supporting one another as we all seek to serve in the areas where we are gifted.

Ask that more and more Sunday morning attendees might be challenged to find out where they can serve within the family at TMB, and that they might then be well supported and equipped as they contribute to the ministry.

Our Leaders

Give praise and great thanks for the leaders God has placed among us at TMB.

Give thanks for the gift that the Fopp family are to TMB. Ask that God might surround and protect them as they serve us.

Ask that Clayton might be given renewed strength and energy to finish a hard year well. Ask that God might especially encourage him as he looks forward to partnering with an Associate Pastor next year.

Praise God for the gift of the new Associate Pastor, pray that He might prepare us, and the new pastor as we look to share life and ministry beginning in 2014.

Pray for a smooth transition to the Adelaide Hills for the new associate and their family.

Pray for the Leadership Team and they move into a season of transition and change as TMB looks to continue to grow and eventually plant a new Sunday gathering in coming years.

Pray for Paul Harrington & the wider leadership of the Trinity network, asking that God might have His in their lives and their ministry.

Ask for wisdom and clarity for all the leaders as they seek to honour God and serve the family at TMB

Ask that God might continue to teach us how we can support and care for our leaders, that we might hold them highly and be thankful for them.

Pray that God might protect our leaders from sin and temptation, keeping their feet firmly planted in the truth of God’s word so that the Holy Spirit might be the loudest voice in their lives as they teach and guide us.

Our Community

Give thanks for all the great things that come with living in the Adelaide Hills and being part of the Mount Barker community.

Praise God for school communities, Mum’s groups, sport teams and the like and thank Him that through these we have the opportunity to build relationships with those outside of the TMB family.

Ask that God would challenge us all the more to continue to share our faith when the opportunity presents itself and that we would not be ashamed of the gospel.

Ask that God would continue to provide us with ways to be involved and serve the wider community, so that we might ultimately be part of the rapid spread of the gospel among the people here.

Pray for the local Politians and leaders, asking that they might act with integrity and be worthy of the power entrusted to them.

Pray for the community service groups that are working with people on the fringe of our society. Ask that God might reveal himself in those places and that the people doing this often thankless work might be encouraged and supported by the wider community.

Pray for the other church families spread out over the Adelaide Hills, asking that God might invigorate and grow their gatherings through the consistent teaching of His word.

Pray for Christian Pastoral Support Workers in our schools, giving thanks for their work among students, staff and parents and asking that God might water and grow the seeds planted by CPSW’s for the growth of His Kingdom.

Pray for those living within the Mount Barker community that do not have stable lifestyles or support, those homeless or without adequate food or finance. Ask that the gospel message might reach them in word and deed, that they might come to know Jesus as their saviour.

Ask that we might be witness to the rapid spread of the gospel out from TMB, and that we might all take seriously the part we have to play.